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November 04, 2020

CEP008 – Building Rockets with Joe Barnard (Interview)

1 hour 13 minutes

Joe Barnard is a rocketeer who runs BPS.space

Joe is helping to bring Thrust Vector Control to the field of model rocketry

He got started wanting to work for SpaceX, but has expanded the scope of things he’s interested in doing long term

The signal board is available for sale

Check out the evolution of control electronics that have gone on his rockets

The AVA Flight computer, recently released

Watch the “Launches” Playlist on the BPS.space YouTube channel (various were watched during the recording)

Watch the “Landings” playlist on the BPS.space YouTube channel (various were watched during the recording)…these were using the Thrust Vector Control

PID Control loops

Joe uses Simulink to test out different control characteristics

Kalman filters

Reaction wheel

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